Cable TV Tuner for Laptop

I have a Lenovo g550 that I want to use for live cable tv.  can I get the adapter - what do I need - etc.

Do you want access to encrypted content or only unencrypted content (re-feeds of OTA broadcast networks over the cable network).
For the former, you need a CableCard-enabled tuner.  These are currently only sold in a prepackaged bundle with CableLabs-certified PCs.  Blame CableLabs for this.  There are eventually going to be CableCard enabled tuners sold independently of CableLabs-certified PCs that only allow tuning of content marked "copy freely" - Which is not guaranteed to give you more than OTA broadcast network re-feeds.  (If you are a Time Warner customer - everything but the broadcast networks is marked copy-once or copy-never by TWC in almost all markets.)
For unencrypted content, you can use any of the Hauppauge external WinTV-HVR solutions - http://www.hauppauge.com/site/products/prods_hvr_external.html
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